That being said I do have something I can give everyone who is interested in making money online. One of the most famous of the “make money online” bloggers, ShoeMoney as he calls himself is offering a free 12 week online course on internet marketing that anyone can sign up for . Yes, it’s FREE. If you ever wanted to know what the hell it is I do all day long then register for free and learn. Who knows, this could change your life. I’m even taking the course, because I may learn something new that can take my business to the next level, who knows. Never be too lazy to learn something new. Sitting on your ass watching the hockey game, will never get you making 6 figures per year.

And without further bullshit here is the link to sign up for ShoeMoney’s free 12 week internet marketing course. Now go make papa proud, and when you get rich don’t forget who gave you the link.  Bada bing! Good luck!

some pretty pictures I took:

It doesn’t really feel like April out there but what the hell are you going to do right? I have been what I am usually doing trying to make my NEXT million. That being said I felt I needed a little break and treated myself to putting up a blog post (oooooh).  Yes I am an over achiever. In school I sucked b*lls, because who really wants to learn about Canada’s history right? Well I can tell you from personal experience no 12 year old kid in Canada wants to focus on history or school for that matter. I wasn’t much of a scholar and passed with C’s, nothing more, nothing less.   Probably like many of you guys, right boys?  Don’t worry cause we all find our “true calling” one way or another.

Some friends  have asked how I make money online and while I don’t like to reveal my strategies because it has taken me years to refine them and it takes an amazing amount of work to achieve success in this business and stay afloat. One thing I could put out there are the blogs that I visit on a daily basis  to learn some new tricks and tips.  I want to stress to all my friends and others who read my blog that it is not nearly as easy as you think to make money online. You need a tons of skills to really make it happen.

Some skills you need to make money online:

1. web design skills
2. coding skills (html, php if possible)
3. copy writing skills (write articles & web content)
4. drive (the ability to work hard ALL THE TIME…)
5. creativity (you need to think outside f the box, you really do)
6. positive attitude (when the sh*t hits the fan you need to dig through it)

I’m not trying to discourage anyone I am just listing exactly what you need to make it the way I have been.  It’s not a cake walk by any means and reinventing yourself is all part of the game (can’t stand that part). Yes, you can set it and forget it but not for too long and definitely not for any long period of time. One thing you can count on when working online, things always change and they continue to do so. Google especially loves to make it tough for affiliate marketers (me), to make a buck. Don’t ask me why that is another story in itself.

My list of  “make money online” personal blogs, that I read personally:

1. CDF Networks
2. Uber Affiliate
3. Jonathan Volk
4. Nicky Cakes
5. Shoe Money
6. Cash Tactics -  Amazing archived blog posts, that have ton of useful info.

These guys usually update every few days. I suggest you read through all their archives to find out the real nuggets. It’s a ton of reading and yes I have read basically all of the posts on all of those sites, except ShoeMoney.com.  All the reading I missed in school I have made of for the last 5 years reading all this stuff online.

Ok enough said, this how I evolve with my business currently, you can read my “About” page to read it all. Time to roll it’s 9:54 am, ciao………

C.V.

I added a few pics of some flowers, ooooh…

bumble bee working hard

worker in Punta Cana climbing up a coconut tree to get some coconuts…

The problem with working online is that the distraction is alway right in front of you, lol. To get over the amount of time I waste I am changing my routine around. First off, no blog posts until after 5 pm, so that way I have had tons of time during the day to do “real work”. This blog is a distraction but it’s fun. Second before I actually sit down I have a goal in mind that day, I don’t sit down unless I have something in mind to do. At the forefront of my mind is how can I make more money, how can I optimize that campaign better, how can i get more traffic? Thinking about these questions leads to a more productive way of thinking, which forces me to focus on making money. This leads to less time wasted in front of the computer, simple fact.

The bottom line

Basically I am training my brain to focus on ways to expand my income and make more money online all the time. I try not to give my mind free time to wander and waste time. I bet I could work 3 hours and get just as much done as I would in a regular 8 hour day, crazy but very true.

Now that I have 2 kids I need to have better time management, I can’t just sit here all day and night for 15 hours every day of the week Monday thru Sunday. That isn’t fair to my kids or my wife, this is also a reason I need to focus more. I don’t want to be the dad that is “always working”, and never has time for his kids. The reason I work is so I can provide a great life and stable future for my kids and wife. What’s the point in working if I never spend time with them? Life is about family, not money. Money is supposed to be there to pay for your life, money shouldn’t be your life.

How much time do you think you waste in a given day? Leave a comment I’m interested to know your thoughts, as well as tips you use to stay on track.

C.V

I need to branch out into different niches to achieve my goal, and then from there I need to scale my pay per click campaigns to their maximum potential. It’s amazing the amount of money you can pull in with pay per click marketing, it’s unreal. This is not some cake walk though, you really need to know lots of different areas in order to really succeed at internet marketing.

Skills you need to be a good internet marketer:

1. web design/layout – designing your own websites & landing pages (photoshop skills, design skills)
2. html/php – coding your own websites, blog & landing pages
3. copy writing – writing effective PPC ads & copy for your websites/ landing pages
4. research – this is the most important factor. You need the ability to dig into a niche and find ways to generate traffic (even in competitive niches).

The last part I added because some friends were asking about how you do pay per click, hopefully they read this and understand it’s not nearly as easy as they think. Anyone can do PPC marketing as long as you’re willing to work 12 hours a day and already have a good portion of the skills I listed above. You need to have the drive to do ANYTHING to achive your goal. A real burning desire and commitment to “make it happen”.

Th reason I blog about how much I want to make financially is because this is how I reach my goals by writing them down, it helps so do it. Don’t just sit on your ass, make it happen. You are the creator of your own destiny, where do you want to be in 5 years? Where do you want to be in 5 months, 5 weeks? Plan ahead, and control YOUR LIFE, don’t let your life control you….

Related posts:

• how bad do you want to be rich?
• My personal goals
• What’s stopping you from reaching your goals?

I was getting this error :

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: wp_constrain_dimensions() in

Here is how I fixed the problem. You need to replace all the root files in WordPress folder (except config.php). ** Not only wp-admin and wp-includes folders.

1. There is a topic on this problem on this page
2. If you haven’t read them, here are the directions to upgrade to WordPress 2.5

I am not much of a PHP guy so I can’t really help much, lol. If I have a problem all I do is hit the search engines to find a fix for it. PHP basically looks like Chinese to me, I can adjust some small parts of the code but I cannot write it from scratcth. I hope this helps.

Google keyword tool

On another note it’s time I loose a few pounds. I plan on taking a photo of myself in the next day or so and posting it on my blog, we can compare results in 4-5 weeks and see how much weight I have lost. How am I going to drop my weight, easy.

Quick Way That I Personally Have Lost Weight

1. Don’t each munchies after dinner, except for carrots, celery and a few almonds
2. No eating out at all
3. Watch carbs very closely
4. Walk some more
5. No pop (coke, soda, blah, blah , blah)

Right now my weight is lbs, so my goal is to drop. I have lost weight before then it crept back up after awhile. I’m not huge or anything but I hate having the double chin, looks lame on me. I wasn’t meant for 2 chins, so 1 has to go. I’m at 188 lbs and I promise you it will come down to 175 lbs.  I will loose 13 lbs by June 7th, but I think even sooner. I will blog about my weight loss when I feel there is something to share.

That’s all for tonight people.

FireFox Extensions

1. InFormEnter 0.5.5 – InFormEnter adds a small, clickable icon next to every input field in a web form, from where you can select the item to be inserted – no typing required. You can configure it to display your frequently used information such as name, email, address.
2. Active Whois plugin – If you regularly check whois information of web domains then this extension will save you tons of time. You can easily get details about any Web site owner and its host server
3. IMacros – This pluggin is designed to automate the most repetitious tasks on the web (can record any sequence of events on your web browser). If there’s an activity you have to do repeatedly, just record it in iMacros. The next time you need to do it, the entire macro will run at the click of a button!

I had to renew 2 .com domains and found an older post of mine with GoDaddy discount codes, well they still work.  Just in case you need to buy or renew your domain name, you can get .com domains for $6.95. Find the GoDaddy promo codes here . Please email if you find a coupon code that doesn’t work.